2008-2009 Student Handbook University of New Haven INCLEMENT WEATHER UNH CAMPUS TEXT MESSAGE ANNOUNCEMENTS ALERT SYSTEM West Haven Campus: If it is necessary to The University of New Haven offers stu- cancel or delay classes for inclement dents and staff the opportunity to enroll in weather, announcements will be broadcast a text message alert system via E2campus. on the following radio stations: This service provides alerts for emergency WPLR – 99.1 FM situations, inclement weather notifications, WNHU – 88.7 FM and other optional event alerts. To enroll WTIC – 1080 AM and 96.5 FM in this service, sign up on the web at WRCH – 100.5 FM www.newhaven.edu/2399. WZMX – 93.7 FM WATR – 1320 AM WEZN – 99.9 FM WDRC – 1360 AM and 102.9 FM WKCI (info will appear on website only) WELI (info will appear on website only) In addition, the following TV stations will carry UNH’s announcement: WFSB – Channel 3 WTNH – Channel 8 WVIT – Channel 30 Announcements will be broadcast on the following radio stations for inclement weather cancellations and delays at the University’s Southeastern Branch at Mitchell College: WCTY – 97.7 FM WICH – 1310 AM WNLC – 1510 AM WKNL – 100.9 FM WADK – 99.3 FM WXLM – 102.3 FM WTIC – 1080 AM and 96.5 FM WRCH – 100.5 FM WZMX – 93.7 FM University of New Haven Student Handbook Student_Handbk_Cover08.indd 2 6/17/08 8:05:14 PM 1 Student Handbook 2008–2009 Throughout the year, there may be changes to the information contained in the Student Handbook. The most current version of the Student Handbook is available on the University website: www.newhaven.edu. Produced by UNH Department of Marketing and Publications. Univ. MandP 0608-800 University of New Haven Student Handbook 2 A Message from the President Dear Student, As a member of the University of New Haven community, you follow nearly forty thousand proud alumni who have obtained a fine education at this wonderful institution. Since 1920, UNH has maintained a strong record of providing educational opportunity to individuals from a broad spectrum of backgrounds, and it has transformed their lives. Our highest priority at UNH is your educational, social, and physical well-being; and our primary goal is to help you achieve success — on campus, in your career, and in life. I hope that you will take advantage of the University’s wealth of curricular and extracurricular offerings in order to use your time at UNH most productively and enjoyably. Every one of the more than seven hundred individuals who work at UNH is here to serve you and to provide you with the fine learning experience you deserve. I wish you all the best in your UNH experience and the rewarding process of experiential learning. Thank you for letting us be part of your tomorrow. Sincerely, Steven H. Kaplan President University of New Haven Student Handbook 3 A Message from the Dean of Students Dear Student, Welcome to the University of New Haven! It is my hope that you will invest in your academic success, grow personally, and fully engage in the life of the University during your four years at UNH. The Student Handbook is an important resource which includes valuable information about the University and its programs, policies, and services. It is extremely important that you read and be familiar with all of the information contained in this handbook. Descriptions and contact information for the offices you will interface with while a student are contained here as well as important academic policies and information on how to get involved, student clubs and organizations, the Code of Conduct, and residential life. As a member of the University community, you will have many opportunities to develop your skills, abilities, and talents and engage in learning through our academic and co-curricular programs. Please make every effort to get involved and connect with your fellow students, the faculty, and staff. The more you invest in the University and its opportunities, the more successful and rewarding your learning experience will be. During your time at UNH, you will be faced with a wide range of challenges for which you may need support or assistance. I encourage you to seek out a Student Affairs staff member to assist you or refer you to someone who can. Student Affairs staff are trained and experienced professionals whose mission is to assist you in your holistic development as a person – intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Our purpose is to help you succeed and maximize your learning while at the University. I hope you will take advantage of every opportunity to enhance your experience at the University of New Haven, challenge yourself academically, make good choices socially, and be open to learning from students whose backgrounds and interests are different from yours. Best wishes for a successful year! Sincerely, Rebecca Johnson Associate Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students University of New Haven Student Handbook 4 Introduction he Student Handbook, the Life section contains information specific to T Undergraduate Catalog, and the resident students and their guests. Graduate Catalog are the major sources of The University of New Haven is more than information about the University of New classes, labs, and exams. It is residence Haven (UNH). The handbook is a resource halls, educational programs, social and ath- guide, a reference for you to come back to letic events, and many club and organiza- whenever you need it. For example, you tion activities. It is people growing, work- may not be concerned now with gradua- ing, talking, and playing together. In short, tion procedures, financial aid, or where UNH is a community. While its primary lost and found items are located, but when function is educating students, it has, like you need information on these or other any community, many other functions: topics, this handbook is one of the first housing, governing, and feeding students places to check. The handbook was created and maintaining their health and safety. with advice from students, to be a source of accurate information about UNH, its As a community, UNH offers you many services and activities, procedures for get- alternatives. You have your choice of ting things done, and people on campus many academic majors, activities, and who can assist you. careers. It’s your choice, too, whether you want to spend a free hour studying at the It is the responsibility of all UNH students library, playing basketball, or just relaxing to become familiar with the contents of under a tree. UNH’s faculty, administra- this handbook. The Policies and Regulations tors, and staff are here to assist you in any section, for instance, contains important way we can. University policies covering such concerns as grading, the student conduct system procedures, and much more. The Residential Note: The University reserves the right to make, at any time, whatever changes it deems necessary to the contents of this handbook. University of New Haven Student Handbook 5 History he University of New Haven (UNH) undergraduate and graduate degree pro- T was founded in 1920 as the New grams. Faculty have come to UNH with Haven YMCA Junior College, a division degrees from prestigious American and of Northeastern University. The college international universities and have estab- offered instruction in business and engi- lished an impressive record of research neering to local students. The college also and publication. owed much to Yale University, for the use On July 1, 2004, Steven H. Kaplan, Ph.D., of its buildings and laboratories and for became the sixth president of the the assistance of its faculty and graduate University of New Haven, launching a students for nearly forty years. new era of expansion and advancement Because of the growing student demand for the University. Through the leadership for day as well as evening courses, the of University officers, the Board of University first built a modern classroom Governors, and the faculty, the University building near East Rock in New Haven in of New Haven continues to evolve as it 1958; in the same year it also received frequently reassesses its mission, its pro- state authorization to offer bachelor of sci- grams, and its campus. UNH stands apart ence degrees in engineering and business. from other institutions of higher learning Outgrowing even its new building, the because of its commitment to the concept University acquired the former New of experiential learning – bringing practice Haven County Orphanage complex (now into the classroom to educate its students known as Ellis C. Maxcy Hall) in West and show them the world ahead. With the Haven in 1960. The University continued skills we teach and the foundation we to grow on its new campus. build, our students go on to choice jobs or to further study in business, law, educa- UNH not only added new buildings; it tion, and more. enlarged the scope of its academic degrees into the arts and sciences, public safety, hotel and restaurant administration, and graduate education. Since the 1970s both the undergraduate and graduate student population have included significant num- bers of international students attracted by the University’s career-oriented programs in the colleges of Business, Engineering, Arts and Sciences, and Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences. A number of the University’s undergraduate degree pro- grams have been nationally recognized, most notably the nationally accredited engineering programs, forensic science, and music and sound recording. UNH currently offers